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Black voices in STEM: A conversation with Dr. Juliet Daniel

A woman wearing an astronaut’s helmet holds a rabbit up to the camera of a laptop, which is open in front of her. Children’s faces are visible on the laptop screen via videoconferencing.

Virtual field trips offer a breath of fresh air amidst pandemic restrictions

A white race car with dark blue and gold accents sits in a tranquil, outdoor setting, with the sun shining through the trees. The word “Ford” is visible in huge letters across the windshield.

Start your engines: A Ford GT Mk II is now on display in Ottawa

A six-wheeled rover is stationary on a light-coloured landscape. At the centre of the rover, a camera is mounted on top of a mast. A robotic arm is outstretched in front, and an instrument head at the end of the arm rests just above a rock.

Perseverance rover to land on Mars in search of life

Three images side-by-side. From left to right we see a colourful display of vegetables and fruit, a volcano on Mars, and an eel

3 things you should know about fruits and vegetables, eel reproduction, and volcanism

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Talking about racism: A conversation between colleagues

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Ingenium celebrates #LibraryShelfie Day from home in 2021

A close-up photo of a grouping of glass bottles with handwritten labels, and filled with grain seeds. Small, printed yellow paper envelopes are laid out in front of the bottles.

Food for the future: How Canada's seed bank is protecting crop plants for tomorrow

A woman wearing purple gloves looks into a glass bottle of water that she is holding.

Life on Mars? Billion-year-old water found near Timmins could offer glimpse into the past

A colourful, cartoon-style illustration depicts four rows of different faces, with six faces in each row. Each face is devoid of features, but shows distinctive skin tones, hair, and clothing.

My face blind life

Three images side by side. From left to right: a salmon filet being sliced with a knife, a greyscale photo of the moon, and an artistic rendering of a protein

3 things you should know about aquaculture, Moon samples, and artificial intelligence

A group of people stand outdoors, looking up as a small white plane drops candy and gifts while it flies over the crowd.

A living legend: Saying farewell to Johnny May’s sweet tradition

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Health & Wellness

Black voices in STEM: A conversation with Dr. Juliet Daniel

A woman wearing an astronaut’s helmet holds a rabbit up to the camera of a laptop, which is open in front of her. Children’s faces are visible on the laptop screen via videoconferencing.

Virtual field trips offer a breath of fresh air amidst pandemic restrictions

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Saving the North Atlantic right whale

An advertisement from Équipements Ascot Incorporée of Saint-Élie-d’Orford, Québec, extolling the merits of the UTB U530 tractor. Anon. “Advertising – Équipements Ascot Incorporée.” Le Bulletin des agriculteurs, February 1981, 28.

They shall beat their wings into plowshares; or, A brief look at the Romanian government firm Uzina Tractorul Braşov

Rénald Fortier

Salut ce mai faci? Personally, I am well – given the circumstances. As you may have guessed, expert linguist that you are, my reading friend, the subject of our blog / bulletin / thingee article is both agricultural and Romanian in nature. Would you also believe that this tiny nature is also aeronautical? Yes, yes, it is. Let me explain what this is all about. Industria Aeronautică Română Societate pe acţiuni (IAR) was founded in 1925. This aircraft manufacturer and aeroengine manufacturer then

A white race car with dark blue and gold accents sits in a tranquil, outdoor setting, with the sun shining through the trees. The word “Ford” is visible in huge letters across the windshield.

Engineering & Technology

Start your engines: A Ford GT Mk II is now on display in Ottawa

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Business & Economics

Collection Development

An editorial cartoon highlighting the launch of the Soviet planetary probe Venera 1 in February 1961. Edmund Alexander Sebestyen, “To Venus With Love.” Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 14 February 1961, 4.

Trying to lift the veils under which Venus hid itself from our gaze: The saga of the Soviet planetary probe Venera 1

Rénald Fortier

It just occurred to me that our blog / bulletin / thingee had not reached for the stars for some / many weeks. The Canada Aviation and Space Museum being what it is, this failing on my part must be rectified. Honour demands no less. Humour demands no less either. And yes, this will be the second time this month that yours truly has used editorial cartoons as anchors for articles of our blog / bulletin / thingee. What can I say (type?), I like editorial cartoons. This one, entitled “To Venus With

A six-wheeled rover is stationary on a light-coloured landscape. At the centre of the rover, a camera is mounted on top of a mast. A robotic arm is outstretched in front, and an instrument head at the end of the arm rests just above a rock.

Perseverance rover to land on Mars in search of life

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Mary Grey by the Dominion Observatory's historic refracting telescope.

Engineering & Technology

Celebrating notable Canadian women astronomers

Black voices in STEM: A conversation with Dr. Juliet Daniel

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

A Jacobs Jaycopter at rest, Edmonton, Alberta. Lyn Harrington, “Cutting helicopter training cost.” Canadian Aviation, February 1961, 20.

A helicopter simulator with a difference: it flies – Canada’s Jacobs Jaycopter

Rénald Fortier

If it is okay with you, yours truly would like to start this issue of our blog / bulletin / thingee with a question. Do you like flight simulators, or video games inspired by this type of technology? If so, please read the following. If not, please read the following anyway. Please note that this article had its origins in a photograph that yours truly found in the February 1961 issue of the monthly magazine Canadian Aviation, a go-to source for anyone interested in the history of aviation in

Three images side-by-side. From left to right we see a colourful display of vegetables and fruit, a volcano on Mars, and an eel

3 things you should know about fruits and vegetables, eel reproduction, and volcanism

Two hands clasped together, one Black and one white, against a dark grey background.

Business & Economics

Talking about racism: A conversation between colleagues

Editorial cartoon showing King Neptune offering his crown to the crew of the English Electric Canberra which crossed the Atlantic Ocean in February 1951. Charles R. Knight, “Ready to Abdicate.” The Windsor Daily Star, 22 February 1951, 4.

Several thousand words on the English Electric Canberra / Martin B-57 Canberra and the small role played by Canadair Limited in its history

Rénald Fortier

Hello there, my reading friend. Do you like editorial cartoons? If this introduction sounds strange to you, the fact of the matter is that there is a method behind the madness, or is it madness behind the method? I forget. I am getting old. In any event, editorial cartoons can be very interesting for anyone interested in any topic. They sum up in a few incisive strokes a question which made / makes the headlines. The editorial cartoon above, for example, appeared in the 22 February 1951 issue of

The first production example of the Piasecki HUP Retriever helicopter. Anon., “News Picture Highlights.” Aviation Week, 15 January 1951, 9

“Shoe,” Retriever, “Hupmobile” or Army Mule – a HUP by any other name is still a HUP: The Piasecki HUP Retriever and H-25 Army Mule helicopters, and the HUP of the Canada Aviation and Space Museum

Rénald Fortier

Do you like helicopters, my reading friend? As a reader of our ode to science, technology and innovation, you must have some thoughts on the matter. Yes, yes, you must. Personally, while yours truly cannot say that I like helicopters, I must admit they are pretty amazing machines, which explains why this article of our blog / bulletin / thingee will go over the history of one of the types of helicopters on display at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa, Ontario. And yes, I forgot to

A tight shot of a bookshelf, crowded with a plant, photographs, a stereo speaker, and some books visible on these shelves.

Ingenium celebrates #LibraryShelfie Day from home in 2021